Mendocino County Lodging Association
Board of Directors Meeting
Tele-conference Numbers: toll free 888-296-6500 Guest codes: 395763 or 647745 or 385163

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Baechtel Creek Inn, Willits, CA 11:00AM

AGENDA
I. Call to Order & Introductions 11:00
II. Privilege of the Floor 11:10
III. Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes 11:20
IV. Treasurer’s Report 11:30
a. Update on Current Financial Status
b. Budget recommendation – transfer of Welcome Center funds
V. MCPA Report 11:45
a. Update
VI. Administrator’s Report 12:00
a. Presentation from Ares Reservation systems regarding on-line reservation system
b. Overview of organization and role of ED
c. Advisory Board meeting/Annual Report
VII. Marketing Activities 1:15
a. Approval of September Marketing Committee minutes
b. VIA Magazine Proposal – advertising in Spring & Fall 2009
c. Partnership Requests:
1. Firefighter’s fundraiser
VIII. Old Business 2:00
a. By-Law Changes (Assoc. membership, MCPA Alternatives & Marketing Committee)
b. MCPA Alternates (if by-laws are complete)
c. Partnership Protocol (recommendation of ad-hoc committee)
IX. New Business 2:30
a. Adopting policy to be research based
b. “Visit Mendocino” adoption (Recommendations of marketing study & how to move forward – including streamlining MCPA & MCLA & staffing and creation of new management committee)
X. Next meeting set 3:25
XI. Adjournment 3:30